The Laboratory of Natural Radiation (LNR) : a place to test radon instruments under variable conditions of radon concentration and climatic variables

• Autorzy: Quindós Poncela L. S. , Sainz Fernández C. , Gutiérrez-Villanueva J.-L. , Fuente Merino I. , Celaya González C. , Quindós López L. , Quindós López J. , Fernández Lopez E. , Fernández Villar A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/nuka-2016-0046

• Konferencja: International Conference „Radon in the Environment” (2nd ; 25-29.05.2015 ; Kraków, Poland)
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The publication of the new European Union Basic Safety Standards represents a remarkable milestone in the fi eld of radiological protection in terms of adding radon exposure to this framework. Therefore, the coming years will bring the need to measure radon not only in the workplaces but also in the living spaces as a direct outcome of the application of the new EU Directive. So, the importance of having reliable instruments is evident and interlaboratory exercises are becoming more and more popular. However, most of them are carried out under constant conditions of meteorological variables. We present in this paper a facility to broaden the interlaboratory comparisons further by adding the study of radon exposures under real conditions of changes in climatic parameters. In addition, the facility has the possibility to verify the response of radon monitors when the radon concentration changes several orders of magnitude in a short period of time. Our work shows some results of one of the interlaboratory exercises carried out in the premises, where the radon levels were rather homogeneous in the testing room.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

active monitors; interlaboratory comparison; in-situ; radon

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 61, No. 3
• Strony: 275--280
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Quindós Poncela L. S.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

autor

Sainz Fernández C.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

autor

Gutiérrez-Villanueva J.-L.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

autor

Fuente Merino I.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

autor

Celaya González C.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

autor

Quindós López L.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

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Quindós López J.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

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Fernández Lopez E.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

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Fernández Villar A.

• Radon Group, University of Cantabria, C/Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n 39011, Santander, Spain, Tel.: [phone]

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.